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THE FIRST BOOK OF<br/>
<span class=large>SAMUEL</span><br/> OTHERWISE CALLED<br/> THE FIRST BOOK OF THE KINGS
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CHAPTER 1
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Hannah prays for a son, and vows to give him to the Lord—Eli the priest blesses her—Samuel is born—Hannah loans him to the Lord.
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Now</span> there was a certain man of <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/1/1a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Sam. 1: 19.">Ramathaim</a>-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name <i>was</i> <sup>b</sup><a href="1_sam/1/1b" mark="b" type="A" title="1 Chr. 6: 23 (16-28).">Elkanah</a>, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
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And he had two wives; the name of the one <i>was</i> Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/1/2a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Barrenness.">no</a> children.
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And this man went up out of his city <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/1/3a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Sam. 1: 21.">yearly</a> to worship and to sacrifice unto the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> of hosts in <sup>b</sup><a href="1_sam/1/3b" mark="b" type="A" title="Josh. 18: 1; Jer. 7: 12.">Shiloh</a>.  And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>, <i>were</i> there.
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&#182; And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:
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But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> had shut up her womb.
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And her adversary also <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/1/6a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 16: 5 (4-16); Gen. 30: 1.">provoked</a> her sore, for to make her fret, because the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> had shut up her womb.
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And <i>as</i> he did so year by year, when she went up to the <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/1/7a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Temple.">house</a> of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.
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Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou?  and why eatest thou not?  and why is thy heart grieved?  <i>am</i> not I better to thee than ten sons?
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&#182; So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk.  Now Eli the priest sat upon a <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/1/9a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Sam. 4: 18.">seat</a> by a post of the temple of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>.
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And she <i>was</i> in <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/1/10a" mark="a" type="D" title="OR sadness, grief.">bitterness</a> of soul, and prayed unto the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>, and wept sore.
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And she <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/1/11a" mark="a" type="A" title="Judg. 11: 30 (30-31).">vowed</a> a <sup>b</sup><a href="1_sam/1/11b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Vows.">vow</a>, and said, O <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine <sup>c</sup><a href="1_sam/1/11c" mark="c" type="A" title="Luke 1: 48 (48-49).">handmaid</a>, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> all the days of his life, and there shall no <sup>d</sup><a href="1_sam/1/11d" mark="d" type="A" title="Num. 6: 5 (1-8); Judg. 13: 5.">razor</a> come upon his head.
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And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>, that Eli <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/1/12a" mark="a" type="D" title="IE saw.">marked</a> her mouth.
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Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
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And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken?  put away thy wine from thee.
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And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I <i>am</i> a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/1/15a" mark="a" type="A" title="Enos 1: 9; Alma 34: 26 (26-27).">poured</a> out my soul before the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>.
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Count not thine handmaid for a <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/1/16a" mark="a" type="A" title="Deut. 13: 13.">daughter</a> of <sup>b</sup><a href="1_sam/1/16b" mark="b" type="Q" title="HEB worthlessness; good-for-nothing, base wickedness; 1 Sam. 2: 12.">Belial</a>: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
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Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant <i>thee</i> thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
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And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more <i>sad.</i>
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&#182; And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>, and returned, and came to their house to <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/1/19a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Sam. 1: 1.">Ramah</a>: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> <sup>b</sup><a href="1_sam/1/19b" mark="b" type="A" title="Gen. 30: 22 (22-23).">remembered</a> her.
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Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/1/20a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Marriage, Motherhood.">son</a>, and called his name Samuel, <i>saying,</i> Because I have asked him of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>.
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And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> the <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/1/21a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Sam. 1: 3.">yearly</a> sacrifice, and his vow.
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But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, <i>I</i> <i>will</i> <i>not</i> <i>go</i> <i>up</i> until the child be weaned, and <i>then</i> I will bring him, that he may appear before the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>, and there abide for ever.
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And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> establish his word.  So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.
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&#182; And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> in Shiloh: and the child <i>was</i> young.
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And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
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And she said, O my lord, <i>as</i> thy soul liveth, my lord, I <i>am</i> the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>.
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For this <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/1/27a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Marriage, Motherhood.">child</a> I prayed; and the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
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Therefore also I have lent him to the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>; as long as he liveth he shall be <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/1/28a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Sam. 2: 20.">lent</a> to the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>.  And he worshipped the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> there.
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